1843: August/September 2017

Russia’s biggest rock star paved the way for Putinism, but has now become an obstacle to the regime. Arkady Ostrovsky joins the band

TURN ON, TUNE IN, DROP BY THE OFFICE

The Silicon Valley avant-garde have turned to LSD in a bid to increase their productivity. Emma Hogan meets the people breakfasting on acid

ANIMAL SPIRITS

According to animist beliefs, nature is alive with spirits. That’s a problem when a mining boom is despoiling the landscape. The solution, as Alec Ash discovered in Mongolia, is to employ a shaman to intercede with the supernatural

STARMAN

Every day, 100 tonnes of celestial dust lands on Earth, bringing with it the secrets of our early solar system. Tom Whipple meets the Norwegian musician who identified the rocks from our stars

NOT DROWNING BUT SUFFOCATING

The world’s most beautiful city is being ruined by crowds of tourists. Edward Lucas asks whether it can be saved